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Chelsea and Manchester City come face-to-face in St Louis and New York City this week in two friendlies as part of their end-of-season tour of America.

Europe's elite club competition reaches it's climax at Wembley with Germany's top-two sides going head-to-head. Bayern Munich go in as odds-on favourites in 90 minutes but Jorgen Klopp's Dortmund have already dumped out Real Madrid and are 7/4 to lift the trophy.

Liverpool have been linked with a number of transfers for the forthcoming summer window already - even though the Premier League campaign has only just finished.

From an insurance standpoint, he's probably the last Chelsea player we'd trust behind the wheel of a buggy while zipping merrily around and among their expensively-assembled squad at Cobham, but the Brazilian jester somehow got his hands on one yesterday.

Romelu Lukaku signed for Chelsea from Belgian side Anderlecht for a sum of around A 10 million which could potentially rise to A 17 million with add-ons. He struggled to find playing time, clocking up eight appearances and scoring no goals.

Jose Mourinho has drawn up a shortlist of six signings for Chelsea this summer, the Daily Mirror has reported, with three defenders, two midfielders and a striker wanted by the soon-to-be-former Real Madrid Coach.

David Moyes will rival Chelsea in the battle to sign 17-year-old Luke Shaw this summer.

Once one of the world's most feared strikers, Fernando Torres no longer carries such an aura after a difficult two-and-a-bit seasons at Stamford Bridge.

Photograph: Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images Chelsea 's pursuit of a striker to add to their forward options has led the reigning European champions and Europa League winners to lodge an inquiry with Galatasaray about the availability of their Turkey international Burak Yilmaz.

Despite not achieving any of the club goals, such as getting near the top four or even qualifying for the Europa League, Brendan Rodgers has easily had the best effect of any of the managers since Benitez.

It was an opportunity that Rafael Benitez could not turn down. The Spanish manager had to put his allegiance to Liverpool , Chelsea 's bitter rivals, to one side in order to grasp the chance at furthering his career.

Jose Mourinho looks set to be welcomed back to Chelsea with open arms, but his reputation has been sullied during his three-year stint at Real Madrid and he will return to Stamford Bridge with several thorny issues to address.

Chelsea surged to the top of the weekly Associated Press global football poll after winning the Europa League and qualifying for the Champions League for the 11th straight season.

Many have tried, but nobody has succeeded in taking his crown. The inimitable Cheeky Punt takes you through his weekly betting lows and highs with the original punting blog.

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Chelsea and Manchester City target Radamel Falcao will decide his own future if he leaves Atletico Madrid in the summer, claims club chief executive Miguel Angel Gil-Marin. There has even been speculation that the prolific scorer - who has netted 28 goals in 33 league games this season - could be tempted by a lucrative move to nouveau riche French ... (more)

Busch Stadium ground crews have begun the process of converting the baseball playing surface into a soccer field, in preparation for the Thursday's clash of two of the most storied English Premier League clubs - Manchester City and Chelsea.

Since it emerged that Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney had asked for a transfer away from Old Trafford, there have already been a number of transfer rumours.

An initiative to give boys a chance to be coached at Chelsea has shown how sponsorship can go beyond return on investment, writes Arthur Goldstuck.

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